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How walkable is Coventry?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Coventry has a walkability score of 73 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 17th most walkable of the 20 cities ranked in the United Kingdom.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,597 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Coventry. The nearest grocery is about 6 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Boras, 7 min
- Tesco Express, 8 min
Restaurants & bars
- Brgr Lab, 3 min
- Spice Lounge, 3 min
Shopping
- Senflow Systems UK, 2 min
- M Hussain Chemists, 3 min
Coffee
- Playwrights Cafe, 7 min
- Cafe Knafe, 7 min
Banks
- Coventry Building Society Coventry, Arena Retail Park, 8 min
- Bradford & Bingley, 11 min
Parks
- Eagle Street Park, 4 min
- Volgograd Place, 5 min
Schools
- Hillfields Nursery School, 6 min
- John Gulson Primary School, 8 min
Books & libraries
- Al Hudaa, 9 min
- Forbidden Planet, 10 min
Culture & entertainment
- Warwick Arts Centre, 4 min
- Royale Mint Banqueting Venue, 6 min
Measured from the centre at 52.4143, -1.5048, the point near Coventry's middle with the most places in walking range. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 142 street intersections per km², and blocks average 77 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Coventry's score of 73 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 92 within 1 km of the centre, 80 from 1 to 3 km out and 65 from 3 to 5 km out. 13 of the 91 points within 5 km fall on water or on land without streets, such as hillsides, forest or farmland, and are left out, so the score describes only the built-up part. 65% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Coventry. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 97 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 92 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 80 | 90% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 65 | 41% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, United Kingdom | 28 km | 82 |
| Leicester, United Kingdom | 36 km | 75 |
| Nottingham, United Kingdom | 66 km | 81 |
| Sheffield, United Kingdom | 109 km | 75 |
| Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom | 112 km | 70 |
Questions about walking in Coventry
Is Coventry a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Coventry has a walkability score of 73 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 97. The score covers about 80 km² around the busiest point rather than the whole city, and suburbs further out are usually less walkable, so check a specific address on the map. It ranks 17th of 20 cities in the United Kingdom and joint 240th of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in the United Kingdom?
London is the most walkable of the 20 cities ranked in the United Kingdom, with a score of 98. Coventry ranks 17th with 73.
How does Coventry compare with nearby cities?
Coventry is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 73, against Birmingham (82, 28 km away), Leicester (75, 36 km away) and Nottingham (81, 66 km away).
Which part of Coventry is most walkable?
Coventry's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 97. Walkability averages 92 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north (averaging 78) and falls most to the north-west (45).
How is Coventry's walkability score calculated?
For Coventry it is the average of 78 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 51 of them score 70 or more. Each point counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and loses up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long, using open map data from Overture Maps (release 2026-09-23.1) and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.
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